sheikh jassim andjim ratcliffe both bid in excess of 5 billion, with sheikh jassim's offer expectede debts to invest in the stayed in training facilities and planks was. so we are left then with sirjim ratcliffe�*s offer. with an estimated £1.3 billion for 25% of manchester united. we will the money go? and what happens to the debt? mas the money go? and what happens to the debt?— to the debt? was really clear here is manchester _ to the debt? was really clear here is manchester united i to the debt? was really clear. here is manchester united need an injection of liquidity or cash in very simple terms, the sirjim ratcliffe tredwell achieve that, whether it is used as a debt repayment we are not entirely sure at the moment. but the glazers have clearly racked up a huge amount of debt the football club, that that has been manageable over the past 20 years or so. you would imagine it would continue to be manageable for the foreseeable future, but nonetheless that does limit what they can do transfer market. 0ld what they can do transfer market. old trafford is not the most up—to—date

now there is news that thomas ziliakos, a well-known businessman , asked sheikh jassim to join him in buying the inter club. italian striker jaco buventura by scoring in the 4-0 victory of the national team against malta in the city of bari and kurdi on saturday night , the fiorentina striker, who scored the first goal of this match , became the most improved player in the history of azzurri at the age of 34 years and 22 days. he will score his first national goal. this record was previously held by sassuolo forward chicho caputo, who scored his first national goal against moldova 3 years ago at the age of 33 years and 62 days . tanhag has been noticed by xavi, the head coach of barcelona, ​​and according to the price moreover, there is a possibility of qarzish's presence in the winter transfer season among the blues and anaris. before manchester united, sacho was a superstar in dortmund and has attracted the attention of many big european clubs . fatah tennis shanghai celebrated its second masters championship. today, in the final match of the 1000-point tennis tournament in shanghai

the bbc has been told that his principal rival, qatari banker sheikh jassim, has withdrawn from the bidding failed to meet the glazers' valuation of more than 6 billion and had grown frustrated with the american�*s demands. rangers have appointed the former monaco and club brugge head coach philippe clement as their new manager. the former belgium defender succeeds michael beale, who was sacked earlier this month and he signed a three and a half year deal at ibrox. his first match in charge will be against hibernian next weekend. he can't do worse than michael beale because the last game against aberdeen was not acceptable. it's unacceptable how the team has been performing this season and they need to start playing underneath the manager. i think it's a great appointment. we need to probably kick on and try to recover the damage that's been made in the league. we didn't want to see michael beale go but| change had to happen. sounds like good news. seems to have a decent record in belgium. so fingers crossed. manchester city are top of the women's super league in england. after a 5—0 victor

this weekend, talks broke down with sheikh jassim of qatar,

this weekend, talks broke down with sheikh jassim of qatar, who was behind a £5 billion bid, paving the

this weekend, talks broke down with sheikh jassim of qatar, who was behind a £5 billion bid, paving they for british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe�*s offer, which could be approved this week. but it's far from straightforward. ben croucher has been looking at some of the unanswered questions. let's take you back to november last year, when manchester united said they where exploring strategic alternatives that included selling the club. it came after big protests against the owners in the ill—fated european super league saga. to mean better emerged from united van sirjim ratcliff and owner of petrol chemicals giant, and the chairman of one of qatar's biggest banks. united sent a soft deadline of the 17th of february for initial beds. then another deadline in march that was later extended. both put together new proposals, ratcliff 469% the club for just 100%. after a summer of silence, he pulls out. as manchester united are listed on the new york stock exchange, we can see that they are worth around 2.6 billion pounds. earlier this year, forbes valued that mirror 4.8 billion. we understan

this weekend, talks broke down with sheikh jassim of qatar, who was behind a five billion pound bid,cliffe's offer, which could be approved this week.

karar jassim , a former iraqi player of esteghlal tehran, at the age of 35 , said goodbye to the world of football. renando is the head coach. the national team of brazil after winning the quota of the games 2024 olympics, he resigned from leading his country's national team. 23-year-old runner kelvin kibtum. a kenyan crossed the finish line in the chicago marathon with 2 hours and 35 seconds and set the world record, which was previously held by kay chake, by one minute and four seconds. thank you for your attention to this news. the part. in the name of god. dear viewers, hello, welcome to the news section at 13:00. the ambassador of iran in afghanistan announced that iran has sent aid to the victims of the recent earthquake in herat. the red crescent of our country has also established a desert hospital in herat. the ministry of natural disasters of afghanistan announced the number of earthquakes in this country two days ago to 200

one other football line and bbc sport has been told sheikh jassim is withdrawing his bid to buy manchestertheir valuation believed to be in excess of six billion dollars. in domestic rugby, it's been a horrible start to the new premiership season for defending champions saracens. they've been thrashed 65—10 by exeter... the home side ran in 11 tries — including a hat—trick for full backjosh hodge. exeter led 41—0 at half time — before saracens improved after the break... but it was much too little, too late. two other games, bath edging newcastle falcons, 34-26. .. three tries from ben spencer in that one. and it went right to the wire, for gloucester, in their victory over harlequins... jamal ford—robinson's try, in stoppage time, enough for them to squeeze a 29—28 win. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making the headlines today. nathan kimsey could be set for a sunday to remember at the spanish 0pen. the englishman — ranked 159th in the world — is in second place heading into the final round, just two shots behind the leader, frenchman matthieu pavon. city of troy ear

the bbc�*s been told that his principal rival — qatari banker sheikh jassim bin hamad al thani — hasing process, having failed to meet the glazers�* valuation of more than 6 billion and growing frustrated with their demands. qualifying for next year's european football championship continues on sunday. the likes of belgium, france and portugal have already made it to germany, while scotland can join them without kicking a ball — that's if norway fail to beat spain. it's much trickier for wales, who play croatia. they remain three points off second place in group d in a four—way tussle for qualification, but wales will move in to second if they win in cardiff. manager rob page insists speculation about his future won't affect him, with pressure mounting after a disappointing qualifying campaign so far. i've not spoken to anyone about it so i can't — i've not spoken to anyone about it so i can't tell you if it's true or not _ so i can't tell you if it's true or not i— so i can't tell you if it's true or not. i signed a four—year deal in the long—term plan is to start introducing young

. >>> shares of manchester united hit ahead of the open on reports that qatar's jassim will not pay morens the only bidder. >>> and last, but not least, the swifties have spoken. the "eras" tour concert film pulling in $126 million globally in the opening weekend. >>> we have a busy week on tap with a key focus on earnings. we get results from bank of america and goldman sachs reporting with morgan stanley. we also have p&g and american airlines and american express reporting this week. let's get a quick look at futures which are solidly in green. the dow moving to the highest level of the morning. it could open up more than 100 points higher. let's bring in degas wright from decatur capital. degas, great to have you here. >> good morning, frank. great to be with you. >> let's get a sense of how you see the day ahead. we have geopolitical tensions and higher for longer rates. rate now, traders are pricing in a 99% chance of no hike at the next meeting. you jumble that all together and how does that make you think of the day ahead? >> what it makes me think of is focus on the expectations

the bbc�*s been told that his principal rival — qatari banker sheikh jassim — has withdrawn from theation of more than 6 billion manchester city are top of the women's super league after a 5—0 victory over bristol city. jill roord and khadija shaw both scoring twice. elsewhere, manchester united and leicester drew 1—1. two goals in stoppage time saw arsenal snatch victory against aston villa. spurs and everton also won. and don't forget, there's lots of european championship qualifiers taking place around europe today. all the details on our website. scotland could reach the finals if spain avoid defeat to norway in oslo. if spain win, they'll be in germany next year too. albania and turkey could also qualify on sunday. you can go to our website. that's bbc.com.sport. and that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. let's return now to our top story — us secretary of state antony blinken has urged israel to do everything possible to avoid harming civilians, as it prepares for a major ground offensive into gaza. these are the live pictures from gaza, where it isjust after 10.30 at

qatari businessman jassim pulls out of the manchester united football club. opens the door with the board set to vote on the sale of the stake of 25% to give ratcliffe control of the sporting operations. what a sdtory this has been. i remember a report a couple weeks ago from qatar that this was a go. something has changed. >> all this time has gone on with the glaser family who owned manchester united and waited to make a decision on it. the expectation is this deal was done or set in stone to a large extent before june which is when the transfer season opens to sell and buy players. that wasn't the case. now we are past that part and headed toward christmas and no sale in sight. it is because the glaser family is opening up and wanting more for the club. 6.8 billion pounds. the sheik offering 4 billion pounds. that means a quarter of the club will go toward ratcliffe. that is what he had put forward. i think that share price going down in pre-market gives you a sense that the expectation was that a full sale of manchester united would happen as opposed to a

bbc sport has been told qatari banker sheikh jassim is withdrawing his bid to buy manchester united.han a year now but no—one has met their valuation, believed to be in excess of $6 billion. british businessmanjim ratcliffe remains as the only bidder, with his offer reportedly now for a minority stake in the premier league club. there was no fairy—tale ending for the catalans dragons and their star man sam tomkins as they were beaten in super league�*s grand final. they were beaten 10—2 at old trafford. catalans only finished behind wigan on point difference in the regular season. but this defeat means their wait to lift the trophy for the first time goes on, while wigan have theirfirst title in five years. and that�*s all the sport for now. we will talk to you a little later, hughes, thank you very much. the rafah crossing at the southern end of gaza is the sole crossing point that doesn�*t border israel. it runs between egypt and the gaza strip. it�*s currently closed but, as we�*ve been reporting, the us government today advised its citizens in gaza to move towards the rafah cross

of course, the man who withdrew from the race earlier this month , sheikh jassim, reportedly accusingsell the club and using the process. indeed to increase its valuation and sell minority shares at a higher price. in a letter of complaint to discuss this, let's speak to sports broadcaster or is it business journalist aidan magee? you can join us. it's sort of it's going tipping from a sports story to a business story. now, isn't it? >> well, that's inevitable given the value and the scale and the size of manchester united. they are name in world are the stellar name in world football. still, even they don't win trophies, not trophies win trophies, not major trophies anymore. now, sir james anymore. now now, sir james ratcliffe ineos , it looks ratcliffe of ineos, it looks like bid of around 1.4, 1.5 like his bid of around 1.4, 1.5 billion values for 25% control of the club values the entire entity around £6 billion. now if you contrast that to sheikh jassim, he valued the club at 5 billion up front plus a billion to wipe out the debts and one just over 1 billion to wipe out the debts

bbc sport has been told that qatari banker sheikh jassim is withdrawing his bid to buy manchester unitedion. british businessmanjim ratcliffe is now the only bidder. they may not be able to qualify for next summer's european championship, but northern ireland have got back to winning ways after five successive defeats. they beat san marino 3—0 at windsor park. paul smyth's spectacular finish got them under way after just five minutes. josh magennis made it 2—0, before conor mcmenamin rounded off the win with northern ireland's third. it's a busy day of action in the women's super league with five matches taking place — including the mereyside derby. chelsea currently sit top of the table after they beat west ham 2—0 — sam kerr with chelsea's opener, her first goal of the season. the victory extends chelsea's amazing home run to 17 wins in a row in the league. england's cricketers are back in world cup action in a few hours time — they take on afghanistan, looking to make it two wins out of three. after their opening match defeat to new zealand, england comprehensively beat bangladesh — a

we've had the qatari bid as well , which is sheikh jassim as well, which is sheikh jassim bin hamad al. it would have been, although we now have heard that he's pulled out. so he said he's not interested anymore. leave, sir jim ratcliffe, he ratcliffe, although he wants a complete buyout, which it looks like he's going to happen. at the we're looking the moment, we're looking at 25, although it's. >> what do you mean it looks like it's going to happen. he has to wait five years or something. >> i don't know. see this is he's saying that, you know, we want to take care of the whole football but if football operation. but if you're minority you're a minor minority shareholder 25, how can you shareholder at 25, how can you then do that unless there's something going on something else that's going on that know about it. but that we don't know about it. but that we don't know about it. but thatis that we don't know about it. but that is plan is that he will that is the plan is that he will take over. so it's i think we're talking i mean, we're obviously talking i mean, we're obviously talki